I did volunteer for service in Vietnam and combat there, unlike our congressman who used his daddy's influence to get into the National Guard to avoid it.

Together, we will serve the nation, create a unique institution of higher learning and, with hard work, create a new industry and quality jobs that cannot go overseas.

We need to get some leverage from the federal government. There's a lot that can be done, and I believe our congressman should do something about it.

I know this district and I like its people. People like someone who understands where they come from.

I feel like I learned enough and I have enough name recognition. I feel like I have a good chance this time.

One congressman is not going to go to Washington and change the economic history of a district. What a congressman does is change the economic circumstances.